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 | | This was signed Alpher, Bethe, and Gamow, and is often referred to as the 'alphabetical article.' It seemed unfair to the Greek alphabet to have the article signed by Alpher and Gamow only, and so the name of Dr. Hans A. Bethe (_in absentia_) was inserted in preparing the manuscript for print. |
 | | When George Gamow wrote a paper with Ralph Alpher, Gamow went ahead and, unbeknowst to Hans Bethe (whose name is pronounced something like "Beta," added his name to the paper. |
 | | There was, however, a rumor that later, when the alpha, beta, gamma theory went temporarily on the rocks, Dr. Bethe seriously considered changing his name to Zacharias. |
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